Yarn: weight 2, fine, Hook: 3mm, Size: 11.7 cm / 4.6 inches
Crochet Terms: US
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, dtr – double treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop, tbl – third back loop, Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch1. Ch1 counts as a part of popcorn st.
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot, ch3, insert hook into 1st chain, yarn over and pull through to form a ring, ch2 (does not count as stitch), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color B). Join with a standing popcorn in any st, *ch3, skip next st, popcorn in next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 8 popcorn, 8 ch3 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color A). Join with a standing fpdc around any popcorn, *5dc in ch3 space, fpdc around next st*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 40 dc, 8 fpdc
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around any fpdc, *bpsc around next 5 sts, ch2, fpdc around next st, ch2, bpsc around next 6 sts*, repeat ** 4 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 44 bpsc, 4 fpdc, 8 ch2 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, 2dc in ch2 space, around next st (fpdc, ch2, fpdc), 2dc in ch2 space, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. Stitch count: 20 sc, 24 hdc, 16 dc, 8 fpdc, 4 ch2 spaces
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc in same st, *hdc in next 8 sts, in ch2 space (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), hdc in next 9 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last hdc. Join to 1st hdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. Stitch count: 84 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces
